Stephen Cochran, CPA, MBA
Stephen worked in public and private practice for over 35 years. After enjoying 5 years auditing in public accounting, Stephen worked as a CFO in the private sector and then as Director of Finance in the non-for-profit sector prior to starting his own firm specializing in tax and accounting. He has been an adjunct instructor for undergraduate courses in Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting during his career. Stephen has a Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University and an MBA Finance from the University of Phoenix. Stephen was a former Becker student and contributes his exam success to Becker. He started teaching for Becker CPA Review in California and then he relocated to Florida in 2010, where he continued teaching live Becker CPA Review classes. Currently, Stephen teaches Becker CPA Review classes for all four sections of the exam (both the Live FastPass and Live Online (LOL) formats), is part of the Becker CPA Review Academic Support Team, and tutors CPA candidates for Becker CPA Review.
Education
- San Jose State University
- BS
- University of Phoenix
- MBA
Licenses & certifications
- CPA
Teaching & instruction
What do you love about Becker?
"Vibrant education company, cutting edge"
What would you tell an accounting student today?
"Great profession, a lot of portability and mobility with your CPA."
Becker fun fact
"Athlete"